Vise.



- T. J. FEGLEY 846.. 0. LEOPOLD.

VI SE, APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. I917.

11 69,711. Patented June 11, 1911:};

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ies 9,22 1 Q To all whom it may concern:

sylvania, have invented certain: Irnprovements inVises, of which the following is a specification. g j Our invention relates to certain improveinents in benchvises ofthe type capable of being turned on a vertical pivot, or turned 0 that the jaws of the vise will assumea position'at an angleto the base.

One object of'our invention is to provlde simple and-efi'ective coupling between the fbase of the vise and the body portion so that the body portion can be swiveled on a vertical "pivot 1 or turned on a horizontal pivot.

A further oloject ofthe invention is to provide means by. which a single wrench can be used forlocking either of the" two clamps. i j In the accompanying drawings "Figure "1' is a side view of ourimproved 'VISB" Fig. 2 is .a sectionalview, the jaws ofthe vise beingshown by dotted lines;

' Fi 4 isa'side view of the vise; Fig. 5 isaperspective view of the swive "coupling; Y v I g; 6 is a perspective view ofthe tapered nut which holds the body portion of the vise to the coupling, and" 1 j v Fig.7 isa detached perspectiveviewof "Fig. 3 is asectional plan v ew on the line f l tsramamas Sleeve. "Referring to the drawings, l is the base,

which is secured to the bench in any suitable inanne' fl This base has "two pro ecting por- :tions forming bearings; 2 .and mounted between these two portiohsis the swivelcoup- "ling 3. This coupling made as clearly shown inFig. 4, and is recessed at one end,

as at 4, to receive the projecting portion 6 of thenut 5, shown in Fig. 7,so that the nut will turnwith the swivel coupling when the parts areloose. The nut isdtaperedyas shown, and is adapted toa tapered recess in one of the bearings 2. A bolt 7 extends \Speci flcationof Letters Patent. Pategnted Jung Application mejaitulf eaiaw. seria no. 183,548.

is threaded at each end. One of the threads is adapted tolthe threads of the nut 5 and "the other thread is adapted to a nut 8,

which bears against a sleeve 9 adapted to the through openings in the swivel couplingand other bearing 2 andzacts as a trunnionfor the swivel coupling. On tightening the nut 8, the nut 5 is drawn tightly into the napered recess and the sleeve 9 is clamped against the opposite end of the swivelcou pling, holding it rigidly in position.

In the upper end of the swivel coupling is a tapered opening 10 andmounted in this opening is a nut 11, Fig. 6, similar in design to the nut 5, and this nut has an elongated projecting portion 12 adapted to a recess 13 inthe underside of the body portion 14:, so

thatthe nut will turn with the body portion.

A screw bolt 15 extends through anopening in the bottom of the body portion and into U the threaded opening. in the nut, and this bolt has a head 16, which is turned by a Wrench 17 so that, on turning the bolt, the

body portion can be drawnonto; the swivel coupling in order to lock the body portion against any horizontal swivel motion and whenthe bolt. is turned in the opposite direction the body portion is relieved sofas to allowthe body portion to be turned on swivel coupling. j y

We preferably make the head 16 of'the bolt 15and the nut 8 of the belt? of the sarnesize so-that the same wrenchfcan be used for both parts. The body portion is recessed at 18 to allow for the insertionbf the wrench and also to allow it to have a limited movement when the bolt is turned. The wrench 1'1 has a flange 19 atits lower edge andthe screw 20 extends througha threaded opening in thebody portion and overlaps the flange so as to hold the wrench in position so that it cannotbe accidentally removed, and by backing off the screw 20 the wrench can be detached and can be used on the nut.8.

Mounted on the body portion is the vise pro-per, which consists of two jaws 21 and 23. The jaw 21, in the present instance, is the movable jaw and has a base 22mounted ontheportion' 2410f the body 14. Projections 25 and 26on the portion 24 extend into the longitudinal slot in the base 22 and the jaw 23 has an extension 27 which is mounted between these two projections and is secured by a screw 28.50 that, in the present instance, the jaw 23 is the fixed jaw and the jaw 21 is the movable jaw. At the rear of the base 20f the jaw 21 is a projection 29' through which extends the adjusting screw 30, wvhich is attached at one end to the fixed jaw 23 and has at the opposite end a bar 31 by which it can be turned. On turning the screw, the jaw 21 is 'moved from or toward the aw 23.

It will be seen by the above construction that the jaws of the vise can be noved toward and from each' other to clamp the work, and by turning the screw bolt 15 in one direction the body portion can be relieved sufficiently so that it can be swiveled on the swiveled coupling 3, and if it be necessary to tilt the vise in either direction by detaching the wrench 17 from the head tionby backing (iii the screw 28 and can be used as a clamp for drill presses and other tools.

We claim: l 1. The combination in a vise, of a base having upwardly projecting bearings spaced apart; a swiveled coupling located between the bearings; a body portion carried by the -swi'veled coupling; means for holding the said body portion to said coupling; a bolt extending through the bearings on the base and through the swivel coupling, one of said bearings having a socket; a nut mounted in the socket and engaging the swivel coupling; a bolt extending through said nut; and a short sleeve extending through the opposite bearing and located between the bolt and the swivel coupling so that, when the nut is turned, the swivel coupling is clamped to the bearing.

EZQThe combination in a vise, of a base having bearings spaced apart; a swivel couplingfi'nounted between the bearings; a transverse bolt extending through the bearings and through the swivel coupling; a nut on the bolt havino a tapered periphery adapted to the tapered opening in one of the bearings and having a portion engaging the swivel coupling so that the two parts will turn together; a sleeve adapted to the opposite bearing and resting against the end of the swivel coupling; means for causing the nut and the sleeve to be drawn toward each other so as to clamp the coupling rigidly to the bearing; a body portion; and

ng and through the swivel coupling and having a thread adapted to the thread in the nut; a nut at the opposite end of the bolt; and a sleeve mounted opposite the bearing andlocated between the swivel coupling and the nut; so that on turning the nut in one direction the swivelfcouplingwill be clamped to the bearing and when turned in the oppositedirection the coupling will be free to turn in the bearings; and a body portion carried by the swivel coupling.

1. The combination of a vise having bearings spaced apart; a swivel couplinginounted between the bearings; means for adjustably holding the couplingin position, the swiveled coupling having a tapered openin in its upper portion; a body portion seate on the swiveled coupling; a tapered nut mounted in the tapered opening in the swivel coupling, said nut engaging the body portion so that it will turn therewith; and a bolt extending through an opening-in vthebody portion and engaging the nut so that, on turning the bolt in one directiointhe nut will be drawn tightly into the tapered opening in the swivel coupling in order to lock the bodyportion to said coupling and, on reversing the movement, the body portion willbe released so that it'can be turned; and vise jaws mounted in the body portion.

5. The coinbinatioirolf a basehaving bearings spaced apart; a cylindrical swivel coupling mounted in the base between the bearings and recessed inits under side, one of the bearings havin a tapered opening.; .a tapered nut adaptec to the opening,' said nut having an elongated projection, the coupling having a recess adapted to receivethe projection so that the nut will turn with the coupling; a bolt extendingthrough theibearings and through thecoupling having a thread adapted tdthe nut and having a thread at its opposite end with a second nut mounted on said thread; asleeve extending through the bearing opposite to the 'onehav ing thetapered opening andbearin against the coupling so that onturningi'the a st mentioned- ,nut the swivel coupling 1 will be clamped'orreleased from the base, the swivel coupling having a tapered opening at its upper end and a seat surrounding. the opening; a body portion mounted on the seat;

a tapered nut adapted to the tapered opening; a bolt extending through the opening parts being so constructed that the can be in the body portion and into the threaded swiveled horizontally on the coup ing and opening in the nut, said nut having an the coupling can be swiveled laterally on the 10 elongated projection extending into a recess base.

5 in the body portion so that the nut Will turn In witness whereof we aflix our signatures. with the body portion; and a vise proper THOMAS J. FEGLEY. detechably secured to the body portion, the GEORGE O. LEOPOLD.

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